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336 pages ; 21 cm
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Español
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Details the author's journey, from his childhood memories, to being a Buddhist leader, to his work for world peace, including his views on 9/11 and religious militancy, stopping bloodshed in Tibet, and humans' responsibility to the environment.
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108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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"Get to know the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader and one of the most popular world leaders today. Two-year-old Lhamo Thondup never imagined he would be anything other than an ordinary child, but after undergoing a series of tests, he was proclaimed the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. By age 15, he found himself the undisputed leader of six million people who were facing the threat of a full-scale war from the Chinese. After the defeat of the Tibetan...
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English
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"On a quiet winter morning in 1937, several men on horseback rode into the tiny Tibetan village of Taktser. Disguised as peasants, the high lamas were on a secret mission--soon they would identify two-and-a-half-year-old Lhamo Thondup as the 14th reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. From his simple life in a mountain village to the thousand-room Potala Palace and his perilous escape into exile, this dramatic narrative follows the remakable childhood...
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1 videodisc (69 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A contemporary fresh look at what is truly important for the fourteenth Dalai Lama: The ongoing confrontation between Tibetans and China; His Holiness's influence in political and spiritual spheres; his work with educators and neuropsychologists; and his personal feelings on aging, dying and the question: Will there be a fifteenth Dalai Lama, or will he be the last.
17) The lion's roar
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1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Documents the life, teachings and death of His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Kagyü order of Tibetan Buddhism. ... The film also conveys the cultural context of Tibet and the basic beliefs of Vajrayana Buddhism."--Container.
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Presents a biographical sketch of Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama, who has lived in exile for over 40 years but continues to be the spiritual leader of his people. Shows the plight of Tibetans who have been persecuted by the Chinese.
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